UCLA basketball players to be sent home from China after Trump's intervention

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November 14, 2017 3:02 PM

LiAngelo Ball and two UCLA teammates are reportedly set to be released and sent home from China after President Donald Trump's intervention.

LiAngelo Ball and two UCLA teammates are reportedly set to be released and sent home from China.
The three players were arrested in China and charged with shoplifting.
President Donald Trump spoke with President Xi Jinping of China about the case during his recent visit and asked for assistance.

Three UCLA basketball players, including LiAngelo Ball, the brother of NBA star Lonzo Ball, "are set to leave China" after being detained on shoplifting charges, according to reports Tuesday morning.

News of the players' pending release comes two days after President Donald Trump made a personal plea to

The three freshman players — Ball,

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